12 Vogue Editors Share Their Favorite Movie Hair Moments of All Time

The Wolfpack—a mesmerizing new documentary about six brothers raised in isolation in a Lower East Side apartment—has captivated audiences since opening in theatres earlier this month. In lieu of schoolmates or social interaction, the Angulo brothers rely on movies as a window to the outside world, re-creating their most cherished stories clad in homemade costumes and swinging lengths of identical, dark, waist-grazing hair. As they come of age, several of the siblings choose to chop their manes in rebellion, severing ties to their curious upbringing in literal fashion. It makes for a striking visual metaphor—and while the film’s subject matter may be a particularly uncommon case of life imitating art, it’s certainly not the first time that an identity-defining on-screen haircut has managed to impress itself on our collective conscious.

That’s why, in homage to the indisputable power of any truly great beauty transformation, we asked twelve Vogue editors to share their favorite movie hair moments—the kind that, in some cases, propelled them straight from the theatre to the stylist’s chair. **Penélope Cruz’**s thick, unending tresses in Vicky Cristina Barcelona, for instance, had more than a few of us ditching our monthly trim and reaching for the Viviscal, while **Sharon Stone’**s Basic Instinct blonde still offers proof that the right slicked-back bob is a power play in itself. From **Winona Ryder’**s iconic nineties-era chop in Reality Bites to **Uma Thurman’**s blunt, blackened Pulp Fiction bob, here are our votes for the best hair looks to grace the silver screen.

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Winona Ryder in Reality Bites, 1994

“Winona Ryder rocks the best short, grungie hairdo ever in Reality Bites. Also, **Nastassja Kinski’**s legendary haircut in Paris, Texas—the scene when she turns to the camera in the red mohair sweater—made me cut my very long, waist-length mane and dye it a hideous yellow blonde in exact replication.”